In honor of the recent release of the Avengers on Blu-Ray/DVD, I link you now to a very fun Loki skirt by Nerd Alert Creations. What fun it would have been to wear this to the premiere! I always wonder where they find fabulous material like this for these kind of creations – I definitely … Continue reading A little fashion mayhem – Loki skirt
I play a lot of video games, but in my youth I was hard into comic books. My favorites were always Marvel comics, though Batman was cool too. Lately I have been combining these two aspects of my life with Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds for the Xbox 360. So it was … Continue reading Comic Book Hair Bows
As you may have read in my previous post, I recently attended the Wizard World Comic Con in Chicago. While many in attendance were in full-scale cosplay mode (costume-play), some stood out to me because of the crafty–DIY nature of their projects. I loved this crocheted ode to Dr. Who‘s Tardis. My model very sportingly … Continue reading Chicago Comic Con 2011 – DIY edition
For their birthdays, many women might ask for a day at the spa, or a shopping spree, or at least a fancy dinner. While I can have my girly-girl moments, I really wanted some time when I could bond with my family, and make some lasting memories, before my first-born heads off to college next … Continue reading Chicago Comic Con 2011 – Review (with cosplay!)
X-Men: First Class (2011) Director: Matthew Vaughn Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon, and January Jones 132 minutes rated PG-13 Marvel again brings us the latest adventure in the battle between good and evil with the recent release of X-Men: First Class, which takes place before the previous movies in the X-Men … Continue reading Movie Review: X-Men: First Class
Hey, if you’re coming to Maker Faire, please stop by the CRAFT: magazine area at 2:00 on Saturday to make a POW! ZAP! Magnet from World of Geekcraft to take home! I’m bringing free magnet kits for everyone, and if you mention that you’re a geekcrafts.com reader, I’ll have a little extra surprise for you … Continue reading POW! ZAP! magnets workshop at Maker Faire